CV and list of publications

Florent MARCIACQ , P h. D ., M .S c . , M .A .
Scherzergasse 1/17, A-1020 Vienna, Austria
T: +43 699 17193813 • +352 691 265460
E: research@marciacq.org
Born in 1981, married, 1 son
Dual citizenship (Swiss and French)
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Luxembourg
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - European Governance Programme
2009-…
• Autonomously carried out extensive research on European foreign policy and Balkan politics
• Identified research problems, developed evaluation criteria and demonstrated creative thinking
• Published my findings in edited books, peer-reviewed journals, magazines and in the press
• Participation in international conferences, both academic and policy-oriented (public speaking)
• Maintained the institute’s webpage: http://europa.uni.lu/
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - Chair of research on parliamentary studies
2011-…
• Assisted the Chair of research in parliamentary studies
• Conducted research on parliamentary and democratisation processes
• Elaborated comprehensive reviews of the scientific literature on specific questions
• Participated in EU-wide projects analysing voting behaviours and collaborated in the
organisation of large conferences
Austro-French Centre for Economic Rapprochement in Europe
CHARGÉ DE MISSION & PROJECT MANAGER
2005-…
• Assisted the Secretary General, S.E. Peter Jankowitsch, in intergovernmental matters
• Coordinated the organisation of international conferences on European integration matters
• Liaised with the co-organisers (foreign ministries, think tanks, international organisations)
• Elaboration of the conference programmes and publication of policy-oriented papers
• Ensured the maintenance of the organisation’s webpage: http://www.oefz.at
Editorship
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
• Regard sur l’Est (Paris-based specialised journal on Eastern European politics)
• Studies of Changing Societies (academic peer-reviewed journal)
2011-…
Vienna Diplomatic Academy
RESEARCH ADVISOR – Felix Kreissler Research Department
2009-2012
• Assisted the Head, Prof. Michel Cullin, in organising study trips in the Western Balkans and
giving lectures on the European Union and Western Balkans politics to MA students.
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
RESEARCHER IN RESIDENCE – Prague Office of the OSCE Secretariat
European Court of the Auditors in Luxembourg
TRAINEE AUDITOR
June-Dec. 2011
June-Dec. 2008
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Comparative politics, cooperation and integration theories, democratic studies, parliamentary studies,
party politics, Europeanisation studies, European politics, international and European law, the
enlargement and neighbourhood policy of the EU, foreign policy analysis, diplomatic studies,
nationalism, qualitative and quantitative methods, Western Balkans politics..
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Sciences (PhD summa cum laude)
University of Luxembourg & University of Vienna
Title of the thesis: “The Europeanisation of national foreign
policy in non-EU Europe: the case of Serbia and Macedonia”
2010-2014
Master of Arts in Advanced International Studies (M.A.)
2007-2009
Vienna Diplomatic Academy (Austria)
Title of the thesis: “Sino-Russian Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Relations: Strategic Convergence, Tactical
Rapprochement or Dyadic Rivalry?”
Master of Science in International Management (M.Sc. Hons)
2001-2005
ESC Reims - Reims Management School (France)
Title of the thesis: “The Impact of Mass Tourism on the
Development Process of Selected Least Developed Countries – A
Statistical Analysis”
KEY STRENGHTS
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Flawless reliability both at the personal and professional level
Excellent analytical thinking and proven research potential
Organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
Communicative skills & ability to interact with persons from very different backgrounds
Self motivation & ability to work autonomously under time pressure
GRANTS & AWARDS
Bank Austria Award 2015 for the support of innovative research projects
AFR Research grant - Fonds National de Recherche du Luxembourg
Excellence scholarship -Vienna Diplomatic Academy
Research grants & Grand Prize - Foundation Zellidja
5000 €
2012-2013
2008
1999 & 2000
LANGUAGE & IT SKILLS
French
English
German
Chinese
Serbo-Croatian
Luxembourgish
native language
fluent (spoken, written, academic & professional)
fluent (spoken, written, ÖSD level C2 Mastery “very good”)
conversational (spoken, written, learnt for 5 years)
conversational (spoken, regular stays in the region)
fair understanding
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office, Endnote, SPSS, Atlas.ti, eZPublish, Wordpress
REFERENCES
H.E. Dr. Peter Jankowitsch, Secretary General, Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in
Europe (+43 1 533 89 27, office@oefz.at)
Prof. Philippe Poirier, Coordinator of the European Governance Programme, University of
Luxembourg (+352 466644 6400, philippe.poirier@uni.lu)
Prof. Helmut Kramer, Institut for Political Sciences, University of Vienna (+431427747710,
helmut.kramer@univie.ac.at)
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed publications
Marciacq, F. 2015. Sub-State Diplomacy in Malfunctioning States: The Case of the
Republika Srpska, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Regional and Federal Studies (submitted).
Marciacq, F. 2015. Building European security in the Western Balkans: the diffusion of
European norms in a context of inter-organisational interactions. Journal of
International Relations and Development (in press).
Marciacq, F. 2014. La politique étrangère de la Serbie: ruptures et continuités. Annuaire
français des relations internationales, vol. XV, 221-236.
Marciacq, F and N.S. Jaramillo. 2014. When the EU speaks on behalf of non-EU states… A
critical appraisal of the EU’s alignment mechanism in multilateral fora. European
Security, vol. 23 (3), 1-18.
Hajizada M. and F. Marciacq. 2014. New Regionalism in Wider Black Sea Region. In EU
Policies in the Eastern Neighbourhood: the Practices perspective. Eds. Korosteleva E.,
Natorski M., Simao L. London: Routledge.
Marciacq, F. 2013. Le Monténégro à l’heure européenne: dernière ligne droite avant
l’adhésion ?. Questions internationales, vol. 61-62.
Hajizada M. and F. Marciacq. 2013. New Regionalism in Europe’s Wider Black Sea Region:
the EU, BSCE and changing practices of regionalism. East European Politics, vol. 29 (3),
305-327.
Marciacq, F. 2012. À quelle distance de l’Union européenne se trouve aujourd’hui la Serbie ?.
Analyses européennes / CFA, vol.3. Paris: Institut français des relations internationales.
Marciacq, F. 2012. Wie weit ist Serbien heute von Europa entfernt?. Europäische Analysen /
OeFZ, vol.3. Paris: Institut français des relations internationales.
Marciacq, F. 2012. The Western Balkans and the EU in multilateral organisations: foreign
policy co-ordination and declaratory alignment in the OSCE. Journal of Regional
Security, vol. 7 (2), 119-38.
Marciacq, F. 2012. The Political Geographies of Europeanisation: Mapping the Contested
Conceptions of Europeanisation. Journal of Contemporary European Research, vol. 8
(1), 57-74.
Marciacq, F. 2012. Europeanization at Work in the Western Balkans and Black Sea Region:
Is There an All-European Way of Voting in the United Nations General Assembly?.
Perspectives on European Politics and Society, vol. 13 (2), 169-186.
Marciacq, F. 2012. Macedonia’s foreign policy in the context of EU integration: superficial
changes or deep-soul transformation?’. In Identity in the Era of Globalization and
Europeanization. International conference proceedings Skopje: SS. Cyril and Methodius
University, 223-233.
Other publications
Marciacq, F. 2015. Que reste-t-il de l’attrait de l’UE dans les Balkans occidentaux ?.
Courrier des Balkans.
Marciacq, F. 2015. La Bosnie-Herzégovine : un navire à la dérive ?. P@ges Europe, La
Documentation Française, 4 February 2015.
Marciacq, F. 2014. Entre amitié avec la Russie et intégration européenne : La Serbie à la
croisée des chemins. Regard sur l’Est, 15 December 2014.
Marciacq, F. 2014. What does it mean that Serbia refuses to align itself with European
sanctions against Russia ? Balkans in Europe Policy Blog, Centre for Southeast
European Studies, 2 December 2014.
Marciacq, F. 2014. Le Sommet de Berlin sur les Balkans occidentaux: un appel à la relance
de la dynamique européenne. Regard sur l’Est, 1 October 2014.
Marciacq, F. 2013. Macédoine : piétinements autour de la question du nom.. Regard sur
l’Est, 3 December 2013.
Marciacq, F. 2013. Balkans occidentaux: l’Union européenne et la coopération régionale.
P@ges Europe, La Documentation Française, 15 October 2013.
Marciacq, F. 2013. Serbie-Kosovo: Normalisation des relations sous les auspices de l’Union
européenne. Regard sur l’Est, 15 September 2013.
Marciacq, F. 2013. Croatie:une adhésion en temps de crise. Regard sur l’Est, 1 July 2013.
Marciacq, F. 2013. La Croatie: 28ème État membre de l’Union européenne. P@ges Europe,
La Documentation Française, 25 February 2013.
Marciacq, F. 2012. Balkans occidentaux: l’euro-atlantisme au service de l’intégration
européenne?. Regard sur l’Est, 1 December 2012.
Marciacq, F. 2012. Intégration européenne du Kosovo: les écueils d’un avenir incertain.
P@ges Europe, La Documentation Française, 22 October 2012.
Marciacq, F. 2012. La Bosnie-Herzégovine: un État en perpétuelle transition. P@ges Europe,
La Documentation Française, 11 June 2012
Marciacq, F. 2012. Les enjeux du Sommet européen de mars 2012: la Serbie candidate, la
Macédoine oubliée. Regard sur l’Est, 1 March 2012.
Marciacq, F. 2012. Le Sommet européen de décembre 2011, facteur d’instabilité pour les
pays des Balkans occidentaux?. Regard sur l’Est, 14 February 2012.
Marciacq, F. 2009. Does the EU Strategy in the Western Balkans Really Pave the Way to
Pax Balcanica?. Diplomatic Academy News Review, 2009, vol. 3 (2).
Marciacq, F. 2008. Gloomy Outlook for Development in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Diplomatic
Academy News Review, 2008, vol. 3 (1).
Marciacq, F. 2005. Sur les traces des derniers nomades d’Anatolie. 2005. Paris:
L’Harmattan.
Dissertation and Master theses
Marciacq, F. 2013-2014. The Europeanisation of national foreign policies in non-EU Europe:
The Case of Serbia and Macedonia. Doctoral thesis. University of Luxembourg and
University of Vienna.
Marciacq, F. 2009. Sino-Russian Geopolitical and Geo-economic Relations: Strategic
Convergence, Tactical Rapprochement or Dyadic Rivalry?. M.A. thesis. Vienna
Diplomatic Academy and University of Vienna.
Marciacq, F. 2006. The Impact of Mass Tourism on the Development Process of Selected
Least Developed Countries – A Statistical Analysis. MSc thesis. Reims Management
School.
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Lausanne, 5-7 February 2015. 6ème Congrès international des Associations Francophones de
Science Politique. University of Lausanne.
Sarajevo, 7 November 2014. Conference organized by the French institute for international
relations (IFRI) and Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe.
Glasgow, 4-6 September 2014. 8th ECPR General Conference. University of Glasgow.
Warsaw, 22 November 2013. Roundtable organised by the Natolin College of Europe.
Sarajevo, 18-23 June 2012. Conference organised by Confrontations Europe.
Vienna, 14 May 2012. Conference organized by the French institute for international
relations (IFRI) and Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe. Austrian
Defense Academy.
Lucerne, 2-3 February 2012. Annual Congress of the Swiss Political Science Association.
University of Lucerne.
Brussels,27-28 January 2012.Expert workshop organised by the Free University Brussels
Skopje, 3-4 November 2011. Conference organised by the University of Ss. Cyril and
Methodius in Skopje.
Belgrade, 13-16 September 2011. Annual Belgrade Security Forum.
Cambridge, 5-7 September 2011. 41st UACES conference. University of Cambridge.
Reykjavik, 25-27 August 2011. 6th ECPR General Conference. University of Reykjavik.
Kiev, 26-29 May 2011. Jean Monnet International Conference at the University of Kiev
Budapest, 4 April 2011. Conference organized by the French institute for international
relations (IFRI) and Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe.
Melbourne, 27-29 September 2010. APSA annual Conference. University of Melbourne